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TIL that the Mayan god of wind and storms was called Jun Raqan, pronounced “Huracan”, hence the word “Hurricane”.

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XDAQ TIL a nine year-old boy robbed a New York bank in 1981 and got away with $118.
E1N7W TIL when Mr. Potato Head was first introduced, parents were expected to supply their own potato. Federal regulations made the pieces less sharp, so Hasbro was forced to include a plastic potato with pre-made holes.
9Y4ep TIL that highly sensitive devices used to detect radionuclides have to be made from steel salvage from sunken WWI&II ships, as steel since then has been contaminated too much from nuclear bombs.
8e1Ka TIL Conch is pronounced ‘Konk’. Thought it was ‘Conch’ this whole time.
OoYE1 TIL that even if you stop smoking at 65, you can still get up to 4 years of your life back. It is always worth it to stop smoking.